Pixee presents:

LestWeForget

LestWeForget + Who Killed Nancy Johnson? + All About Frank + RAIN CREW

Face Bar, Reading, GB

£6 advance
Entry Requirements: 16+
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LestweForget

Combining intricate riffs and furious rhythms with anthemic, cascading vocals, LestWeForget’s unique brand of progressive metal synthesises those two most disparate of things - the complex and the catchy.

The band’s innovative sound derives from juxtaposition. This exists in the dialogue between JH Norris’s vocals and Harry Lingard-Bright’s soaring lead lines, and in the connection between Paul Heavey’s driving guitar riffs and Dec Doran’s fierce percussive cadences.

Praised especially by BBC Introducing’s Dave Gilyeat, LestWeForget’s 2017 release ‘Sweet Serenity’ showcased the band's affinity for a technical riff alongside a melodic, stadium-filling vocal line, and can be listened to on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6KPIJI6cEqz1R9vbicZRGk?si=FAYyAIruSn6kqA8TwDmv-g) alongside their wider back catalogue.

LestWeForget's brand new single, 'Zero Won', is the most emphatic manifesto of their style to date - it has already garnered a multitude of plaudits through a variety of publications and media.

Since appearing to a crowd of 6,000 at the Proud2 in London’s 02 Arena during the final of Live and Unsigned, at which the band played for high-profile industry professionals such as Kerrang!’s Alex Baker, LestWeForget have obtained notable support slots with bands such as Yashin, Fearless Vampire Killers, Press to Meco, Wars, Chapter and Verse, and Martyr de Mona, among others.

They have sold out the 02 Academy 2 in Oxford, and have performed at prestigious live venues across the country, including The Fleece in Bristol, which hosted the band for a show in which they were the headlining touring act.

LestWeForget continue to work as an exciting and inventive force in the UK scene. Further releases are scheduled for the near future.

Who Killed Nancy Johnson?

Who Killed Nancy Johnson? are a punk band, sometimes leaning into post-punk, sometimes a bit hardcore, sometimes a bit post-hardcore. Occasionally bits of goth creep in. The lyrics are increasingly political and sometimes philosophical - then it gets fast and vicious. A punk band.

The band invite you to follow them on Facebook, stalk their web site wknancyj.com, search them out on Bandcamp, Twitter, YouTube, Soundcloud, Spotify, Instagram, Ents 24, Skiddle, MusicGlue, Songkick and on and on... or tap an email into the sign-up form http://eepurl.com/c4IFyz and they'll do the work.

All about Frank

All About Frank. A powerhouse Indie/Rock band. Dynamic live performance. Passion and power. A four Piece band with soul.

RAIN CREW

4-piece band based in Reading thrashing out punk-tinged indie-pop hits the only way they know how!

Tickets £6 in Advance // Doors 19:00 // 16+

The Facebar Ambrose Place Reading Berkshire RG1 7JE

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Combining intricate riffs and furious rhythms with anthemic, cascading vocals, LestWeForget’s unique brand of progressive metal synthesises those two most disparate of things - the complex and the catchy.

The band’s innovative sound derives from juxtaposition. This exists in the dialogue between JH Norris’s vocals and Harry Lingard-Bright’s soaring lead lines, and in the connection between Paul Heavey’s driving guitar riffs and Dec Doran’s fierce percussive cadences.

Praised especially by BBC Introducing’s Dave Gilyeat, LestWeForget’s latest release ‘Sweet Serenity’ is the most emphatic manifesto of their style to date, and can be listened to on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6KPIJI6cEqz1R9vbicZRGk?si=FAYyAIruSn6kqA8TwDmv-g) alongside their wider back catalogue.

Since appearing to a crowd of 6,000 at the Proud2 in London’s 02 Arena during the final of Live and Unsigned, at which the band played for high-profile industry professionals such as Kerrang!’s Alex Baker, LestWeForget have obtained notable support slots with bands such as Yashin, Fearless Vampire Killers, Press to Meco, Wars, Chapter and Verse, and Martyr de Mona, among others.

They have sold out the 02 Academy 2 in Oxford, and have performed at prestigious live venues across the country, including The Fleece in Bristol, which hosted the band for a show in which they were the headlining touring act.

LestWeForget continue to work as an exciting and inventive force in the UK scene. Further releases are scheduled for the near future.

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WHO KILLED NANCY JOHNSON? are a​ ​​​Reading-based high-energy ​punk/post-punk band with a growing reputation as an incendiary live act.

"It's really worth getting to see these guys" - Punkarolla

Influences include The Ruts, Wire, Magazine, Black Flag, Fugazi, Killing Joke.

"Powerful yet melodic... this lot would be well received up Blackpool on the Rebellion line up" - Lights Go Out

The songs - apart from one cover that pops up in the live set from time to time - are original.

"A brilliant band... full of energy... a really cool post-punk feel" - New Music Saturday

Formed in Reading (UK) in 2015 from the embers of punk/pop band Nancy Johnson, the change of name mirrored a development from the frat-boy approach of Nancy Johnson to a more edgy and aggressive sound.

"A style that is quite unique... pour out a huge amount of energy... if you get the chance, go see ’em" - Plasma Music TV

Since 2016 the band has gigged at multiple venues in Reading, Basingstoke, Oxford, Guildford, High Wycombe, Kingston, London, Brighton, Chatham, Southampton, St Albans, Colchester and Cirencester, releasing their first EP, Cops and Robbers, in January 2017.

"Spiked with amphetamines... a band that embraces punk's origins as well as influences from the last four decades" - thePUNKsite

In late 2017 WKNJ made their first visit outside the UK with a couple of dates in Milan, and played a set for BBC Introducing LIVE.

"Quality stuff" - IssuePunkZine

In 2018 they toured France, released their second EP, Flat Earth Theory, followed by an eponymous full-length CD-only album that collects all their recorded work so far, including remixes and material not released elsewhere.

"Well worth checking out" - 4.52am

Most recently (September 2018) they released a single, They Reap, for Musicians Against Homelessness. A vinyl release via Sounds of the Suburbs is incoming late 2018/early 2019.

"Jaw-droppingly good... more hooks than a deep sea fishing line" - Scene Sussex

Who Killed Nancy Johnson are Stefan BALL - vocals; Pete MOULTON - guitar; Mark WREN - drums; Julien BRUINAUD - bass. The question mark is optional.

"Bloody good... shades of Killing Joke" - RG New Music

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All About Frank

4-piece band based in Reading thrashing out punk-tinged indie-pop hits the only way they know how!

DEBUT SINGLE 'COME AROUND" OUT NOW SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/album/6o8WChDZ4457weE6zqG7d5?si=clhADz6jTAWlRTXXYFPQGQ APPLE MUSIC - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/come-around-single/1394869916

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